For Seniors:
Title: Summer Checklist
Many of you participated in the recent trip to Tarrant County College. Some of you have been making college visits throughout the year. Most of you have had the benefit of visiting with recruiters in EAT prior to Thanksgiving, or you have encountered a college representative at one of the TAFE or FEA conferences.
The countdown is on. In approximately four months you will begin the next phase of your education. What does that look like? What do you need to do to make that happen? What are you most looking forward to?
This blog needs to include the plans you have for life after graduation. Include the following:
- Name of institution you plan to attend and location
- Insert a table or checklist that includes all of the things you need to do prior to the first day of class at the college/university/trade school/etc. you plan to attend and the deadlines for each of these activities. Be sure to include things such as attending orientation (and registering for it), sending in transcripts, paying tuition, buying sheets and towels for your dorm room/apartment, etc. You should have at least 10 items on your list. (NOTE: I can spot an incomplete list a mile away since my daughter is going through this process right now, so be thorough.)
- Discuss what aspect of your life after graduation (in the next year) you are most looking forward to. Be detailed and tell why you are looking forward to the aspect you identified.
For Juniors:
Title: The Senior Year Checklist
You are about one month away from your senior year in high school. Although some say that the junior year is the busiest academically, any free time you may have in your academic schedule during your senior year will be replaced with college admission activities.
This blog will focus on the duties you will have to accomplish during your senior year to make life after graduation possible. Include the following:
- Name(s) of institutions you are considering attending and their location. (Optional: Which one are you leaning toward?)
- Insert a table or a checklist of the things you need to do during your senior year to gain admittance into your dream institution (college/university/trade school/military). Include the deadlines for each of the actions listed. Include items such as taking college placement tests (look up dates on ACT or CollegeBoard websites), college visits, application deadlines, etc. (NOTE: My daughter just went through this process, so be thorough because I can sniff out an incomplete list!))
- Discuss what aspect of the college (trade school/military) admissions process makes you the most nervous. Be specific and tell why.
- Who are some people you can use as resources to help you when you reach a hurdle in the college/trade school/military admissions process? Why them?
